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TIL what the FCC considers "Obscene, Indecent and Profane Broadcasts" is based on subjective "I know it when I see it." judgement calls.

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Ooo01 TIL M.I.A.'s - Paper Planes was produced and co-written by Diplo
GYLG7 TIL the real "Last Samurai" was not American, but French. Here's the story of Jules Brunet
5xyQ TIL that there is a gold trade in India that revolves around panning for gold with dirt from the street and mud from drains.
4XgMw TIL during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens fouled his first two attempts at long jump, but before the final attempt his Nazi rival, Luz Long, gave him some friendly advice that helped Owens qualify and win gold
rRB4 TIL an American Idol contestant was so humiliated by her televised appearance on the show that she killed herself on Paula Abdul’s lawn [2008]